Why is it when I watch you play, 10 minutes seems like plenty of time to make thoughtful, decent moves but when I play, I feel like if I spend any time thinking about moves I end up panicking because I start to run out of time?
It happens to me, too. Nelson is (obviously) higher rated (NM at that), has lots of experience and very deep understanding of position, pieces, strategies and tactics. He understands the strength and weakness of a certain move and position very well. He almost always has a follow up and a plan to proceed. He knows a lot of theory and openings and respective traps. He can spot mistakes and inaccuracies quickly and precisely. Last but not the least, he is a very high rated bullet and blitz player, so he can blitz out moves as bullets (pun intended) without making mistakes. Us lower rated folks lack in all these aspects and well, blunder winning positions frequently.
@@jayvaibhawverma very accurately stated. but go watch nelson game in 2300+ elo and you see his flaws. i notice it immediately. he reached his ceiling elo and struggling in the high ranks. not saying he is not good, you stated everything that is true
I wouldn’t say he has reached a ceiling imo , he has since reached his all time elo and pushed pass 2400 has dropped back and forth but definitely still improving hence the elo increase recently , I think he will reach 2600 if he carry’s on 😊
@@rajniupadhyaya1917...FIDE official rulebook only bans torn jeans. That is why they told Magnus he can play the Blitz in his jeans. FIDE owes Magnus for their screw up.
The difference in the Evans gambit game is that your way allows them to develop the second knight and castle but your way was still winning. As a big Evans gambit player I was happy to see it give you an easy win. It’s a very underrated opening.
🚨18:48 FYI for people watching. In this situation, to avoid any guess work on where you should place your pieces (eg. your Queen), never place your piece/s the same color square as your King, to avoid getting Forked. Same strategy when you’re dealing against a Knight. Avoid placing your piece/s the same color square as your King whenever a Knight is nearby. (eg. your Rook, etc.) As always, great video, coach! 💯‼️👍
The reason for such a huge skill gap for players between 1500-1600 elo is the same reason as for any other ranking system, such as in video games. It looks like 1600 elo is a cutoff between players who play for fun and players who will take chess seriously. Players who play for fun will hardly climb above 1600 elo, while players who are serious will hardly fall below 1600 elo once they climbed above it. That's why it feels like one 1600 elo player plays like magnus, while another plays like a 1300
Hey Nelson, in the second match you asked why stockfish said d5 first, then the fork. It's actually pretty simple, you take the opponent's bishop pair. The other way you took the knight instead. Although they are both pieces, you know having the bishop pair can be a big deal.
Been following this series as ~1940 classical and I'll admit most pointers made are just as useful to me as to sub-1600! Wanted to add in with regards to the 9.d5 vs 9.Qa4 in that Evans tactic (38:51): generally more options for the opponent means more ways to mess up but also more lines to miss. Best move after 9.d5 is 9....Nge7, just surrendering Nc6 outright but that's a very counterintuitive move to play. 9....Ne5? 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Qa4+ +- is the better variation for White and 9....Na5?! 10.Qa4+ Bd7 11.Qxb4 kind of forces 11....Nxc4 12.Qxc4 +- trading more pieces and White has all the freedom to develop the queen side. After 9.Qa4?! I indeed don't like 9....Ne7 10.d5 O-O, given you were going to win Nc6 anyway, Bb4 is anchored for a while and Black castled. In practice still won 9/10 times but Black's definitely in a slightly better shape.
I used to think that being a master of the game meant never blundering. I love these videos because Nelson is a human being! Makes me feel less stupid for constantly making mistakes. x
Thanks as always Nelson , yes there is certainly a step in class at this rating range ! Playing a few in daily games , it's not in any way straightforward !!
24:09 I may be wrong, but I see another tactic here with Bxf7+ Kxf7 Qb3+ d5 kinda of utilizing a similar idea, but in a more forcing way, and honestly I can't see how black can avoid losing a piece in that line
Hello Nelson, at timeframe 34:31 of game 2, you were deciding what move to make and you were worried about losing a rook. I was wondering why you didn't think about playing Ne7+ because if the king moves anywhere you then play Qxb7 with a fork on the rooks, and if Rxe7 then just Qxe7 defending your rooks and threatening back rank checkmate. Hope you have a nice day!
51:05 what am I missing? My thought was knight to D6 then take the bishop with queen for mate. I couldn't find any moves for black to stop that threat in this position.
38:40 seems like stock fish likes it better because you have two developed pieces instead of one and you have castled also. The position is a little more favorable for black
17:46 After the bishop sacrifice I saw kc3 to shut things down. I thought that was also part of the reason to sacrifice the bishop. 1600 rapid here. Epic win for that guy 💯
Nelson- You’re my favorite chess channel to watch. You say “right?” so often, however, that it’s hard for me to pay attention. Here’s a sample of 11 minutes of “right?” 1:07 1:53 3:47 4:09 5:29 5:52 6:03 6:24 6:30 6:36 6:43 7:28 7:55 8:19 8:28 10:48 10:54 11:40 There are many more but you get the gist
I don’t really mind this, but I will say it was amusing to click on the time stamps to hear him say “right?” back to back. I think I’ve heard such a worse intonation of “riiiggghhtt??” from DSPgaming that in comparison I don’t mind it here from Nelson.
Very good example of how easy you may spoil a game just bcz of hasty moves. After sacrificing your bishop at 17:46 you should have played king to C3 to block the king. He won't push any pawn but you will have time to promote and win.
12:21 *I* saw ... f6. 19:08 I didn't know that this was part of the series "How To Lose At Chess" 8-) Nelson should probably have gone for a queen trade (back when he still had 2 pawns vs 1 pawn).
Great job as always. Since you are a learning stream have you ever thought about doing a speedrun to learn d4 openings (Queen's Gambit, London, Jobava London, etc...) I know you are a e4 guy but I would love to see you playing those positions. (I'm a d4 player *lol*)
34:51 I think b7 pawn should have been better cause you x ray fork 2 rooks and any one of those moves to attack queen you thow discovery attack or he gets backrank
in the last game you counted the pawns on each side.. how do you know if it's drawn, winning or losing based on the pawns with imbalances of where the pawns are?
I used to be rated 1050 and quit chess for like 2 years and came back on a new account and got to 900 elo then lost like 50 games almost all back to back and dropped to 500 elo I dont understand am I just so unlucky to keep getting paired agaist good players? I notcied most my matches my oponent was 70-100 elo higher then I was and I was really confused that most my oponents were much higher elo then I was.
opponents at this level are good at swindling losing end games and creating chances. if you don't play precisely they can easily turn around a losing position.
i switched to kings indian from london and im 1220 from 600 at this level you wont go further unless you study i feel trial and error is only so far in improvement.
I love the Evan's Gambit because you can play it very tactically or you can use your big center for a more solid setup. Very very underrated opening. I love playing both with and against it unlike other openings that start with an L that are so sleep inducing.
You probably give them simple ideas to counteract to it's not that hard to be accurate, because the best move is easy to find. Doesn't mean they're like a 2,000 just means you're gapped.
I’m still around 500-600 rapid. I haven’t played enough but watching Nelson has helped give me a lot of ideas. So when I do play, I sometimes win with it showing me as playing like 1000-1500. Feels good, but if my opponent plays like 100-400 and I’m able to repeatedly stay on top of them with simple tactics and up material the whole game, I know it’s easier to find brilliant/best moves consistently than it will be as I try to climb higher.
What happend with the last video, that says ''COPY HIM''' , I cant see it? And I sent you e-mail and Instagram message can you try to look into it Nelson. Thanks a lot!
I'm the guy from Game 2. I remember thinking during the game that hmm...this guy is playing really well for 1600 elo. It all makes sense now haha.
Well played!
did u get ur rating pts back??
@@ompandey9127 why would I? He wasn't cheating, just climbing up the rating ladder.
It's a speed run account so you should get your points back
@@stevenparsons2878I see. Well I don't really care about those points. I play just coz I enjoy the game.
Why is it when I watch you play, 10 minutes seems like plenty of time to make thoughtful, decent moves but when I play, I feel like if I spend any time thinking about moves I end up panicking because I start to run out of time?
I noticed this same thing, a few times watching lol
It happens to me, too.
Nelson is (obviously) higher rated (NM at that), has lots of experience and very deep understanding of position, pieces, strategies and tactics. He understands the strength and weakness of a certain move and position very well. He almost always has a follow up and a plan to proceed. He knows a lot of theory and openings and respective traps. He can spot mistakes and inaccuracies quickly and precisely. Last but not the least, he is a very high rated bullet and blitz player, so he can blitz out moves as bullets (pun intended) without making mistakes.
Us lower rated folks lack in all these aspects and well, blunder winning positions frequently.
@@jayvaibhawverma very accurately stated. but go watch nelson game in 2300+ elo and you see his flaws. i notice it immediately. he reached his ceiling elo and struggling in the high ranks. not saying he is not good, you stated everything that is true
I wouldn’t say he has reached a ceiling imo , he has since reached his all time elo and pushed pass 2400 has dropped back and forth but definitely still improving hence the elo increase recently , I think he will reach 2600 if he carry’s on 😊
@@Goliath-pp5ct Nelson is playing and teaching while reading and responding to comments
Please prove you are not wearing jeans. Otherwise you must forfeit all your wins.
😐😐
@@army1057 nelson is not someone who doesnt follow the rules .
@@rajniupadhyaya1917 there are no rules here?
@@rajniupadhyaya1917...FIDE official rulebook only bans torn jeans. That is why they told Magnus he can play the Blitz in his jeans. FIDE owes Magnus for their screw up.
Uhm, what if he isn't wearing pants? 😅
The difference in the Evans gambit game is that your way allows them to develop the second knight and castle but your way was still winning. As a big Evans gambit player I was happy to see it give you an easy win. It’s a very underrated opening.
🚨18:48 FYI for people watching.
In this situation, to avoid any guess work on where you should place your pieces (eg. your Queen), never place your piece/s the same color square as your King, to avoid getting Forked.
Same strategy when you’re dealing against a Knight. Avoid placing your piece/s the same color square as your King whenever a Knight is nearby. (eg. your Rook, etc.)
As always, great video, coach! 💯‼️👍
The reason for such a huge skill gap for players between 1500-1600 elo is the same reason as for any other ranking system, such as in video games. It looks like 1600 elo is a cutoff between players who play for fun and players who will take chess seriously. Players who play for fun will hardly climb above 1600 elo, while players who are serious will hardly fall below 1600 elo once they climbed above it. That's why it feels like one 1600 elo player plays like magnus, while another plays like a 1300
Hey Nelson, in the second match you asked why stockfish said d5 first, then the fork. It's actually pretty simple, you take the opponent's bishop pair. The other way you took the knight instead. Although they are both pieces, you know having the bishop pair can be a big deal.
Nelson throwing shade on my London playing brothers 😄
Nelsi's expression when he sees the London every time 😂. Is London like the scholar's mate for 2000+ master lvls?
Evan's gambit into late game Botez gambit!
The London hatred is palpable.
it's a stinky opening played by stinky people
Thank you for everything Nelson
Been following this series as ~1940 classical and I'll admit most pointers made are just as useful to me as to sub-1600! Wanted to add in with regards to the 9.d5 vs 9.Qa4 in that Evans tactic (38:51): generally more options for the opponent means more ways to mess up but also more lines to miss. Best move after 9.d5 is 9....Nge7, just surrendering Nc6 outright but that's a very counterintuitive move to play. 9....Ne5? 10.Nxe5 dxe5 11.Qa4+ +- is the better variation for White and 9....Na5?! 10.Qa4+ Bd7 11.Qxb4 kind of forces 11....Nxc4 12.Qxc4 +- trading more pieces and White has all the freedom to develop the queen side. After 9.Qa4?! I indeed don't like 9....Ne7 10.d5 O-O, given you were going to win Nc6 anyway, Bb4 is anchored for a while and Black castled. In practice still won 9/10 times but Black's definitely in a slightly better shape.
I used to think that being a master of the game meant never blundering. I love these videos because Nelson is a human being! Makes me feel less stupid for constantly making mistakes. x
Chess Vibes awesome awesome video love your videos mate
Happy New Year in advance, and thanks for another year of amazing chess videos!!!
That first game is kinda like the final game of ding li ren vs gukesh, but good explanation overall
Yeah these 1600+ games are totally different from the sub 1500 games.. Lvl up is crazy
Personally, the huge skill jumps for me has been from 900-1000, 1400-1500, but i thought 1500 onwards was pretty smooth sailing until 1700ish
Mine was 1150-1200. And that is the biggest wait time for me. Other ones were 1390-1400, 1480-1500, 1500-1550, and now I am struggling to get to 1750.
54:00 "Oh, it's gonna be a London *facepalms*." Tell us what you really think, Nelson.
Thanks as always Nelson , yes there is certainly a step in class at this rating range ! Playing a few in daily games , it's not in any way straightforward !!
Can you make a video on the intuition of knowing when to move the a,b,c pawns / when it's dangerous for the king?
24:09 I may be wrong, but I see another tactic here with Bxf7+ Kxf7 Qb3+ d5 kinda of utilizing a similar idea, but in a more forcing way, and honestly I can't see how black can avoid losing a piece in that line
38:45 Stockfish likely enjoys the position with e5 first because you win a B instead of an N. The position is open so the B will be stronger.
That last game was fun. Looks like it transposed into a Dutch defence.
I'm at 1100, on daily. My rapid is below 800. I'm not getting better anytime soon. My memory sucks.
I went from 1000 to 1500 in one year because of you God bless you and happy new year
Appreciate the resignation. Makes me feel more human 👍🏼
Hello Nelson, at timeframe 34:31 of game 2, you were deciding what move to make and you were worried about losing a rook. I was wondering why you didn't think about playing Ne7+ because if the king moves anywhere you then play Qxb7 with a fork on the rooks, and if Rxe7 then just Qxe7 defending your rooks and threatening back rank checkmate.
Hope you have a nice day!
51:05 what am I missing? My thought was knight to D6 then take the bishop with queen for mate. I couldn't find any moves for black to stop that threat in this position.
55:09
I do play the London system and I do the setup but it’s not everything I know
38:40 seems like stock fish likes it better because you have two developed pieces instead of one and you have castled also. The position is a little more favorable for black
17:46 After the bishop sacrifice I saw kc3 to shut things down. I thought that was also part of the reason to sacrifice the bishop. 1600 rapid here. Epic win for that guy 💯
Nelson-
You’re my favorite chess channel to watch. You say “right?” so often, however, that it’s hard for me to pay attention. Here’s a sample of 11 minutes of “right?”
1:07
1:53
3:47
4:09
5:29
5:52
6:03
6:24
6:30
6:36
6:43
7:28
7:55
8:19
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There are many more but you get the gist
Agree 100 percent. I'm not one to comment negatively very often. His channel is good. However, it's driving me away from watching.
I don’t really mind this, but I will say it was amusing to click on the time stamps to hear him say “right?” back to back.
I think I’ve heard such a worse intonation of “riiiggghhtt??” from DSPgaming that in comparison I don’t mind it here from Nelson.
At 31:30 if Nxc7 and either Rook to c8, Nelson has Nb5 inviting a Queen trade.
Very good example of how easy you may spoil a game just bcz of hasty moves.
After sacrificing your bishop at 17:46 you should have played king to C3 to block the king. He won't push any pawn but you will have time to promote and win.
No endgame video this week? 😢😢
(@1:09:21) I think black has to sack the bishop for the pawn, then - after Nxd5, Rd8 pinning the knight, and bring the king over!
correct me if i am wrong, in 43:36 queenf7 was simply a faster checkmate as king c6 then queen d5 check then king b6 then queen b5 mate
12:21 *I* saw ... f6.
19:08 I didn't know that this was part of the series "How To Lose At Chess" 8-)
Nelson should probably have gone for a queen trade (back when he still had 2 pawns vs 1 pawn).
Great job as always. Since you are a learning stream have you ever thought about doing a speedrun to learn d4 openings (Queen's Gambit, London, Jobava London, etc...) I know you are a e4 guy but I would love to see you playing those positions. (I'm a d4 player *lol*)
48:20 what about R×d6+ Q×d6 and Nc4 fork
In the "STATS" box what is "RICE" ? Thx
20:30 nice comedy 🤣
48:18 Free bishop. If black retakes with the queen, knight to c4 wins the queen through a fork.
this is better than other gm rating climbs. Because you break it down better.
34:51 I think b7 pawn should have been better cause you x ray fork 2 rooks and any one of those moves to attack queen you thow discovery attack or he gets backrank
27 seconds? Never let it get that low. You were beat on time.
in the last game you counted the pawns on each side.. how do you know if it's drawn, winning or losing based on the pawns with imbalances of where the pawns are?
Last game transposed into the classical dutch opening.
Interesting games😊
first guy was cooking rice, he was playing like a 2100
We always learn more from our losses. I should know, I'm learning so much😂. Seriously, love your content
I used to be rated 1050 and quit chess for like 2 years and came back on a new account and got to 900 elo then lost like 50 games almost all back to back and dropped to 500 elo I dont understand am I just so unlucky to keep getting paired agaist good players? I notcied most my matches my oponent was 70-100 elo higher then I was and I was really confused that most my oponents were much higher elo then I was.
@1:36 what if he ate pawn at H7 in this move, rook eats his pawn and he then eats the horse with his queen?
Then I hope he has an exceptional fork… and lots of steak sauce! 😆
1600 vs 2400 the end game is significant
opponents at this level are good at swindling losing end games and creating chances. if you don't play precisely they can easily turn around a losing position.
I reached 1500 in rapid 15+10 and it happens majorly due to your channel . Your are a great teacher ❤❤❤
Nelson may have lost the first game but he still got Average Joe reached 1600 rating!
i switched to kings indian from london and im 1220 from 600 at this level you wont go further unless you study i feel trial and error is only so far in improvement.
Bdw happy new year
I should win the Cy Young for all the games I've thrown.
gg's to those games!
If we played face to face you would totally kick my butt !!
Woopsie poopsie! Dont worry. Everyone blunders their Pokemaine at one time or another.
20:29 You dont take the pawn but play Kc3....
Game #1 =Bathroom #2
Can anyone please explain why Nelsi is using Rice for cheaters ??
I think Nelson played a guy cheating who claimed he wasn't cheating and was just cooking rice while playing.
@@RandomXxX13 ahh I see !
That makes sense 😂
You lost to a 1600 so you must be at 1599. That's still pretty good!
I think national master is about around 2000! Fide
vienna pls
Hey Nelson. On seeing d4 as black, can you play a Leningrad Dutch? Or any Dutch variation?
Losing to a 1600 lol
I think it's ok he was kinda p.moving and he had low time pressure
@DrunkChess99 watch when he gets to us 1900s, we will show him he is a weak titled player
@@MrDanielfff777hes still better than you
Nelson playing the Botez gambit... didn't play out very well today.
So to get to 1600 you need the ability to take games off of master players wild
I hear the children calling for their dad ..
Hi Nelson sir good evening, I am learning chess game with you. ❤
Tts time in India evening
I love the Evan's Gambit because you can play it very tactically or you can use your big center for a more solid setup. Very very underrated opening. I love playing both with and against it unlike other openings that start with an L that are so sleep inducing.
I am 1200 and people play like 2000 😭 when i game review
You probably give them simple ideas to counteract to it's not that hard to be accurate, because the best move is easy to find. Doesn't mean they're like a 2,000 just means you're gapped.
Well explained, what's your rating btw ?@@Kinkoms
I’m still around 500-600 rapid. I haven’t played enough but watching Nelson has helped give me a lot of ideas. So when I do play, I sometimes win with it showing me as playing like 1000-1500. Feels good, but if my opponent plays like 100-400 and I’m able to repeatedly stay on top of them with simple tactics and up material the whole game, I know it’s easier to find brilliant/best moves consistently than it will be as I try to climb higher.
What happend with the last video, that says ''COPY HIM''' , I cant see it? And I sent you e-mail and Instagram message can you try to look into it Nelson. Thanks a lot!
It's still there in the Live videos
@@andrewanyplace Ah yeah cuz it was live, I forgot that.